Category Archives: Texas

Port O’Connor – angry birds.

My friend Chris called and wanted to hit POC for the day so we decided to hit it early.  His significant other ordered up some fish for a fish fry, so the pressure was on.  Our initial plan was to more »

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Indianola and Powderhorn Lake – early morning wade. 4/8/2012.

I am not really that big on fishing the weekends, especially the holidays.  I prefer to let the folks have them who can’t fish during the week, 1 less truck and trailer at the ramp adding to the confusion.  But more »

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Port O’Connor, Texas. Popping Cork and Wade Fishing.

Wednesday 4/4/2012 I was lucky enough to get to fish 2 days in POC this Wednesday and Thursday.  Thursday I headed out by myself with the intention of catching a few redfish and then some trout.  The day dawned calm, and more »

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Fayette County – another good day to be fishing.

My brother Jeff called Tuesday night and asked if I wanted to meet him at Fayette County Lake the next morning.  Of course I said yes.  For those of you that do not know, Fayette is a power plant lake more »

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Tilapia and some bass.

My friend Aaron has a new job and is headed back to east Texas so we thought we would get in one more day of it before he heads out.  After whacking them on the Strike King Swimming Jig the more »

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Facebook, Strike King, and other stuff.

It has been another long week without getting in the boat.  I took my wife out for a few days on her birthday, and a great time was had by all.  Now my parents are here visiting from Arkansas.  They more »

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Coleto Creek Report – Topwater fishing for bass.

I was feeling like it was not going to be my day.  Heading out at sunrise, the first cove I fished did not yield a bite.  Now if you have been reading my reports, you know I have been doing a more »

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Port O’Connor Texas Trout on Plastics

After not being able to fish for a week, I was ready to get after it.  And so were the trout.  I got to Froggie’s about 10:30 as there was a really heavy fog this morning.  When I headed out more »

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Winter trout fishing with corkies on the Texas coast

What an interesting day it was.  I started out wading and throwing plastics, and it was good.  Nothing big, just lots of them.  I am still throwing that Texas Tackle Factory paddle tail in the purple with a chartreuse tail, more »

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